May | 2016 | Coalition of Essential Schools

Fall Forum 2016: Apply to Present!

May 31, 2016

In addition to registering and attending, there are three ways to participate in Fall Forum 2016, which will take place December 2 and 3 in Providence, Rhode Island. → Option One: develop a Fall Forum Workshop! Workshops are created for and by educators, school leaders, students, and community members. We also welcome proposals from organizations and individuals who support Essential schools. If selected, workshop presenters have their conference registration fee waived (up to two waivers per workshop). Workshops can be either 3 or 1.5 hours. Proposal Deadline: June 9, 2016. We strongly encourage early submissions! Workshops selected by June 16.
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CES Essentials: In Schools We Trust

May 27, 2016

I read Deborah Meier's In Schools We Trust for the first time in 2005 as I was starting Science Leadership Academy. As someone embarking on my career as a principal and school founder, the book was a bible to me.
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CES Essentials: The Power of Their Ideas

May 27, 2016

In 1996 I got a phone call from a friend that was a student of Deborah Meier’s at Harvard University. She told me about a new school Deborah was opening in Boston that sounded perfect for me as a teacher.
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CES Essentials: Horace’s Hope

May 25, 2016

CES Essentials: Horace’s School

May 25, 2016

CES Essentials: Horace’s Compromise

May 25, 2016

CES Essentials: Our Great Books and More

May 25, 2016

As part of the Year of Demonstration, we’re highlighting the essential books and resources that have shaped the Coalition of Essential Schools’ history. This series, called the CES Essentials, offers thoughts on these works from educators and others who create schools and school systems that demonstrate the power of the Common Principles in action. We’re starting with books written by our founders. The first set of CES Essentials includes: → Theodore R. Sizer’s Horace’s Compromise, with a reflection by Larry Myatt → Theodore R. Sizer’s Horace’s School, with a reflection by George Wood → Theodore R. Sizer’s Horace’s Hope, with a reflection by Eileen Landay → Deborah Meier’s The Power of Their Ideas, with a reflection
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Be a Fall Forum Opening Speaker!

May 11, 2016

Over its 30+ years, Fall Forum has been honored by the words of some incredible opening speakers–and we think that this year will feature the best yet. To kick off the second day of Fall Forum 2016, we will select five to eight people to tell their stories about the ways CES schools have changed their lives. We’re inviting your current students, alumni, and educators to share the impact of the CES Common Principles. The chosen Opening Speakers will have their registration waived and will receive a hotel/travel stipend–our thanks for representing the voices of the many thousands of young people and educators who have been a part of CES over
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